The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-11-11

IN0 WtbkutSS CudU way tuy
SELF" Frank admitted, "but even
the smallest turkey on Thanksgiv-
ing Day would mean IA row with the
landlord on the first of the month";
"DOn't let us think any more
GGo"t it," said Annie. "We'!! feast
royalty OH all Irish stew that won't
cost twenty cents; it'll taste
as good as turkey-if we look ut
POonthie while we eat it,"
But the thought OF turkey would
not disappear, for POOnthie forbade.
Whenever her father came into the
room she would look up expectant.
" and shout:
"Did You bring tho turkey ~
The excuse that it was not time
for the turkey answered fairly for
several days, but both parents soon
became morbid on the subject.
Frank tried again and again, to
fnd something in tho room which
could be spared and sold tor the
price OF Il small turkey, and Annie
spent IL wretcbed day in wondering
whether she could muster up cour-
age to sneak into the one pawn
brokers shop in the city, aud pledge
IA tiny gold pin-POOnthie's own,
for money enough to buy a turkey
for Poonthie's sake. But both were
unsuccessful, and when, the after
noon before Thanksgiving, POon.
THE greeted her father with the
usual shout, Frank took her i'll his
arms and said:
"It's too bad for anything, little
darling, but papa couldn't tiud a
turkey anywhere"
"Why,' said Poonthie, with
wondering gaze, "ith that the way
folkth get turkeys; just find EN- y
"Yes," said FIauk, "thats the
first thing TO do
MY" drawled the child, rs her
father dropped her SO as to put his
arm around his wife, who seemed
to need his attention just then. A
call tor PoOnthie TO go play with
the "little gyIe down thtairth,"
gave Frank ar opportunity to use
all sorts of severe language regard
ing his luck, and his tUOliSllneSs III
dragging IL sweet woman down to
poverty, and his wickednesS III
bringing up an angel child like a.
beggar's brat. 1t also gave Annie
Il chance TO tell her husband what
IL manly, brave, accomplishing lei
low he Was, and how Heaven would
appreciate hinl, all III good time,
even it music publishers didn't; ill
the end they both telt great deal
happier than ii they had been rich
enough to buy a whole market full
oil turkeys.
Indeed they were so absorbed in
each other that hours might have
passed unheeded had not the cOu-
Die been disturbed by some vigor-
GUS kicks at the door. Frank turn
ed the knob aud III staggered POOn-
THE, bearing in her arms turkey
apparently as large as herself,
youth u thilIy ole papa,' she
painted after carefully seating the
| turkey in her little chair as If it
we're a baby. "You couldn't find IL
turkey an | could. l juss asked
the little gyle down thtaith where
where her papa found IA turkey, an
sue thaid down 10 the market at
the cOrnerF | went there an thure
enough there WAS 10th of 'em."
"GraciOus p exclaimed Frank,
"didu't the market man say any
thing to you ~
"NO,n said PoOnthie, scOrnfully /;
she oUly thaid 'watth you gOin' to
do wifi that turkey y AN l thdid Ith
goin' to take it TO my papa. Then
/ comed along, only a whole lot OF
peoplek kcomed along behind me, an
all of 'em was latiin like every fn.
"a nice spectacle for child OF
honest parents to be making" said
Frank, snatching his head and tax
Ing the turkey in one hand and
POouthIe by the other. II must
get it back, with an explanation
before there's II complaint against
us for theiL."
When he reached the sidewalk
he found himself face to face Will
man who regarded him intently
, He was not the benevolent old geu
! tlemau, who in books, iollOv
, poor children to their homes eli hOl
idays, but u sharp. faced fellow witt
his hands iu his pockets.
"POor young one I" asked til
h mau, nOdding at PoOnthie.
"Yes," said Frank, ,hurrying alOnI
aud praying that the fellow nigh
not be an officer.
. "Say,n continued the man follow
2 lug Frank, "l'll give you q five do
lar bill ii you'll come across th
q street aud let me have photOgrap
n taken OF that child aud turkey jus
: as they came down the street Il
gether."
Frauk hesitated an instant, the
he shook his head, frowned au
n hurried along.
n "YOu needn't feel insulted,H sal
Il the mau sull. following, I'd do it
[. they we're mine l bavu't seen az
< thing 81 cunning siuce-since q
4 time when / had a little girl wi
= lugged around . doll as big as be
n self. We buried both IN the san
cOfHn.v
" sspn do it, be said, ''it you'll q,
Is vannce me enough to pay for Il
h. turkey first, 90 the owner Won't-
:. nThat's all right said the ma